Text 39] Parasurama, the Lord’s Warrior Incarnation 243

rama rama mahdabaho
bhavan papam akdarasit

avadhin naradevam yat
sarva-devamayam vrtha

rama rama—my dear son Parasurama; mahdbaho—O great hero;
bhavén—you; pdpam—sinful activities; akdrasit—have executed;
avadhit—have killed; naradevam—the king; yat—who is; sarva-deva-
mayam—the embodiment of all the demigods; vrtha—unnecessarily.

TRANSLATION

O great hero, my dear son Parasurama, you have unnecessarily
killed the king, who is supposed to be the embodiment of all the
demigods. Thus you have committed a sin.

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vayam hi bradhmanas tata
ksamayarhanatam gatah

yaya loka-gurur devah
paramesthyam agat padam

vayam—we; hi—indeed; brahmanadh—are qualified brahmanas;
tata—O my dear son; ksamayé—with the quality of forgiveness;
arhanatam—the position of being worshiped; gatah—we have
achieved; yayad—by this qualification; loka-guruh—the spiritual master
of this universe; devah—Lord Brahma; pdramesthyam—the supreme
person within this universe; agadt—achieved; padam—the position.

TRANSLATION

My dear son, we are all brahmanas and have become worshipable
for the people in general because of our quality of forgiveness. It
is because of this quality that Lord Brahma, the supreme spiritual
master of this universe, has achieved his post.
